CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (SYRACUSE)
1859-1896 - several companies
1896-1905 - Syracuse Rapid Transit Co.
1905-1910 - Mohawk Valley Co.
1910-1928 - New York State Railways
1928-1935 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.)
1935-1939 - New York State Railways
1939-1972 - Syracuse Transit Co.
1941 - streetcars discontinued
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (AUBURN)
1886-1902 - Auburn City Railway
After 1902 - Auburn & Syracuse Electric Railroad
1927 - streetcars discontinued
Prior to 1959 - Cayuga Omnibus Co.
After 1959 - Auburn Transit Corp.
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (ONEIDA)
1885-1909 - Oneida Railway
1909-1928 - New York State Railways
1928-1930 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.)
1930 - streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
Prior to 2006 - Oneida County Rural Transit
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (OSWEGO)
1885-1896 - Oswego Street Railway Co.
1896-1909 - Lake Ontario & Riverside Railway
1909-1917 - Syracuse Lake Shore & Northern Railroad
1917-1931 - Empire State Railroad Corp.
1931 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Gould Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Centro
Serves Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga Counties
New additional metropolitan counties:
Madison County - Madison Transit System
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (UTICA)
1864-1868 - Utica & Westerville Railroad Co.
1868-1886 - Utica Clinton & Binghamton Railway Co.
1886-1901 - Utica Belt Line Street Railroad
1901-1909 - Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway
1909-1928 - New York State Railways
1928-1935 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.)
1935-1948 - New York State Railways
1941 - streetcars discontinued
1948-1967 - Utica Transit Corp.
Prior to 2006 - Utica Transit Authority
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (ROME)
1885-1907 - Rome City Street Railway
1907-1909 - Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway
1909-1928 - New York State Railways
1928-1933 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.)
1933 - streetcars discontinued
1933-1947 - Copper City Bus Line
1947-1959 - Rome City Bus Line
Period of no transit service
Prior to 2006 - VIP Public Transit
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Centro
Serves Oneida County
New additional metropolitan counties:
Herkimer County - Herkimer County Office for the Aging